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dollars to amnesty when he died. i was the principal beneficiary. amnesty was formed in the early 60s. fromm was one of the founders. in fromm kept it afloat for the first 20 years refunding, a lot of fun name. amnesty was pretty shaky its first decade, would've folded probably without fromm's updates now what i am suggesting here is recall people like gates, going back to andrew carnegie, the big money people who deal with causes that are removed from us, but a major philanthropist for progressive political causes. i'd like to just mention a few of the causes he was involved in. two cases. one, probably the most important, most skillful case amnesty ever had, his cousin hide bron was an ostrich and tristan mason got out alive. the man was the editor of a libra newspaper in west berlin and the stasi kidnapped they made him go fishing with his hands in icy water and he was almost dead inside to realize they've got to get the guy out quick. so he mobilizes amnesty early on. all the others i really co-opt her to. so amn
dollars to amnesty when he died. i was the principal beneficiary. amnesty was formed in the early 60s. fromm was one of the founders. in fromm kept it afloat for the first 20 years refunding, a lot of fun name. amnesty was pretty shaky its first decade, would've folded probably without fromm's updates now what i am suggesting here is recall people like gates, going back to andrew carnegie, the big money people who deal with causes that are removed from us, but a major philanthropist for...
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the amnesty i.t. provide legalization for 11 million, the backlog is a 4.5 accelerated backlog elimination add 4.5 according to the "los angeles times," a future flow could be 50% above future flow. that would be another 50 million. over ten that's around 30. it doesn't include other family migration. the -- you want to comment on that? >> well, i haven't done the numbers. it makes sense. >> has anybody promoted numbers they say it would -- . >> no. that's one of the issues i think people have to give actual number hads had. one thing that you left out that would increase numbers. the legislation would make unlimited the immediate relative of green cardholders as the immediate relatives of u.s. citizens it would increase numbers as well. >> millions? >> over time, certainly, absolutely. >> mr. kobach, thank you for the work in the area over time. i would note your comment about the hardship definition and some of the other definitions, all of us need to listen to that. because if you get to the point
the amnesty i.t. provide legalization for 11 million, the backlog is a 4.5 accelerated backlog elimination add 4.5 according to the "los angeles times," a future flow could be 50% above future flow. that would be another 50 million. over ten that's around 30. it doesn't include other family migration. the -- you want to comment on that? >> well, i haven't done the numbers. it makes sense. >> has anybody promoted numbers they say it would -- . >> no. that's one of the...
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law sealed those who violated amnesty laws. about 75,000 salvadorians were killed, 8,000 were disappeared, mostly by death quads. government force he were supported by the united states. in neighboring guatemala, genocide committed in the 1980s. were salvadorans also be held to account? a push to overturn amnesty law is underway fueled by new evidence of government complicity and murders and disappearances. los santos, a human rights activist, is searching out people in the yellow book. the book is a compilation of so-called dplin delinquent terrorists. >> how was it discovered? >> the yellow book was discovered three years ago. since then researchers have been carefully checking its authenticity so it is just now coming to life. marked confidential. fought together as the national liberation front or fmln . santos says some of the people were falsely accused of belonging to guerilla groups. others disappeared with death squads. the picture in the yellow book shows a young woman a swollen face named carmella castro. then a grou
law sealed those who violated amnesty laws. about 75,000 salvadorians were killed, 8,000 were disappeared, mostly by death quads. government force he were supported by the united states. in neighboring guatemala, genocide committed in the 1980s. were salvadorans also be held to account? a push to overturn amnesty law is underway fueled by new evidence of government complicity and murders and disappearances. los santos, a human rights activist, is searching out people in the yellow book. the...
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no, we have literal amnesty. we have factual amnesty. not de facto amnesty. the president has declared in a lawless fashion amnesty for those who do not threaten him politically. that's large classes of people in an unconstitutional fashion, he has announced, he has announced that they are issuing work permits, creating a work permit/visa for people that are in the country illegally when the law requires that they come out and enforce the law rather than grant them work permits. so de facto am necessary the? no, it's real and literal amnesty and now it seems as though many people on my side of the aisle have leaped to this conclusion that this amnesty exists, call it real, literal, de facto amnesty, it exists and the only way to deal with that is go ahead and officially act and legalize so we can somehow resolve this issue. this is an issue that's been created by many, many years of failure to enforce immigration law, but the idea that we should -- congress should ratify an unconstitutional lawless act on the part of the president is beyond my comprehension a
no, we have literal amnesty. we have factual amnesty. not de facto amnesty. the president has declared in a lawless fashion amnesty for those who do not threaten him politically. that's large classes of people in an unconstitutional fashion, he has announced, he has announced that they are issuing work permits, creating a work permit/visa for people that are in the country illegally when the law requires that they come out and enforce the law rather than grant them work permits. so de facto am...
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so he mobilizes amnesty, and amnesty early on, all the others are very cooperative. braun becomes the case of the year in '63. so amnesty pleads for walter, you know, the worst of the stalinists, to basically release him and, of course, it's ignored. and so the situation's getting worse. so fromm knows that bertrand russell is very close to khrushchev. so one day he shows up in wales on bertrand russell's door with a ticket to go to moscow that night, explaining that you go and get khrushchev to intervene. well, russell goes, khrushchev agrees to intervene. khrushchev community waits with albrecht, albrecht says, no. so then fromm communicates direct to khrushchev and says, so what does albrecht want? what does he want to look good? and khrushchev says he wants not to lose face. he'll lose face if you let him come back to west germany. so fromm says, that's easy. release him to sweden. no problem. then, of course, he'll come back to west berlin. but release him to sweden. albrecht buys it. the deal's pulled off. braun, almost dead, is saved. that's the kind of negoti
so he mobilizes amnesty, and amnesty early on, all the others are very cooperative. braun becomes the case of the year in '63. so amnesty pleads for walter, you know, the worst of the stalinists, to basically release him and, of course, it's ignored. and so the situation's getting worse. so fromm knows that bertrand russell is very close to khrushchev. so one day he shows up in wales on bertrand russell's door with a ticket to go to moscow that night, explaining that you go and get khrushchev...
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there's many consequences to amnesty but if amnesty goes through then america will become california and no republican will ever win another national election. [applause] richard nixon and ronald reagan will never elect another republican. i can see why democrats want amnesty why on earth is mark marko bio and these bush rubio and these bushes pushing for it. they are panicked and demoralized after the last election. stop panicing republicans. liberal writing the obish rare of the republican party right now remind me of new homeowners at the height of the housing bubble. people announce their complete triumph moments before their crushing defeat. our job -- our job is to ensure democrats have that crushing defeat. thank you and ill take some questions. [applause] >> go ahead. >> do you believe that chris christie should have been invited to cpac this year? >> the nominee? >> chris christie invited to speak? >> oh, did you see his convention speech? >> yes. >> it was really bad. [laughter] i must say, as you know, i have loved chris christie i am a single voter against amnesty so chri
there's many consequences to amnesty but if amnesty goes through then america will become california and no republican will ever win another national election. [applause] richard nixon and ronald reagan will never elect another republican. i can see why democrats want amnesty why on earth is mark marko bio and these bush rubio and these bushes pushing for it. they are panicked and demoralized after the last election. stop panicing republicans. liberal writing the obish rare of the republican...
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we might have been given amnesty today, but there is no amnesty for the arctic. these companies need to be stopped. >> meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin suggested the greenpeace activists may have been acting at the behest of a foreign country in an attempt to undermine russia's develop an of arctic energy resources. putin did not name the country. as for the fact there covered by amnesty and as far as i know they are covered by it, we are not doing it for them. but if there covered, that is good. covered, that are is good. i think what has happened should be a lesson and we should turn to positive work in order to make noise. but in order to minimize empire mental risks, if such risks appear, we are ready for joint work including work with greenpeace. about the more amnesty, we go to st. petersburg, russia, where we are joined by two of the arctic 30 activists. peter wilcox was the captain of the arctic sunrise and has worked with greenpeace for decades. nov, a russianvi born u.s. and swedish citizen, and has worked with greenpeace and's 1989. respond
we might have been given amnesty today, but there is no amnesty for the arctic. these companies need to be stopped. >> meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin suggested the greenpeace activists may have been acting at the behest of a foreign country in an attempt to undermine russia's develop an of arctic energy resources. putin did not name the country. as for the fact there covered by amnesty and as far as i know they are covered by it, we are not doing it for them. but if there...
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the amnesty comes a little bit late for him as he has served most of his sentence already. he has been -- we have heard it before in your story -- behind bars for more than 10 years now, and this news in moscow that investigators are working on a new case against him again trying to accuse him of embezzlement and money laundering. critics say that this amnesty does not as well prove whether or not he is guilty of what he is accused. they say the case against him was a political show trial to silence one of vladimir putin's worst critics and worst political opponents. >> but about russia's other political convenience -- opponents that are not subject to this amnesty? could they one day see one? >> well, russia's judiciary system is in quite that condition. there are a lot of so-called political prisoners. critics say the judicial system is very old news to side -- very often used to silence political opponents, political prisoners. take, for example, the anti- corruption blogger or popular opposition leader who was sentenced to five years in jail for embezzlement and money l
the amnesty comes a little bit late for him as he has served most of his sentence already. he has been -- we have heard it before in your story -- behind bars for more than 10 years now, and this news in moscow that investigators are working on a new case against him again trying to accuse him of embezzlement and money laundering. critics say that this amnesty does not as well prove whether or not he is guilty of what he is accused. they say the case against him was a political show trial to...
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law sealed those who violated amnesty laws. about 75,000 salvadorians were killed, 8,000 were disappeared, mostly by death quads. government force he were supported by the united states. in neighboring guatemala, genocide committed in the 1980s. were salvadorans also be held to account? a push to overturn amnesty law is underway fueled by new evidence of government complicity and murders and disappearances. los santos, a human rights activist, is searching out people in the yellow book. the book is a compilation of so-called dplin delinquent terr. >> how was it discovered? >> the yellow book was discovered three years ago. since then researchers have been carefully checking its authenticity so it is just now coming to life. marked confidential. fought together as the national liberation front or fmln. santos says some of the people were falsely accused of belonging to guerilla groups. others disappeared with death squads. the picture in the yellow book shows a young woman a swollen face named carmella castro. then a group of me
law sealed those who violated amnesty laws. about 75,000 salvadorians were killed, 8,000 were disappeared, mostly by death quads. government force he were supported by the united states. in neighboring guatemala, genocide committed in the 1980s. were salvadorans also be held to account? a push to overturn amnesty law is underway fueled by new evidence of government complicity and murders and disappearances. los santos, a human rights activist, is searching out people in the yellow book. the...
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they talk about amnesty like it's a deviant seal practice. >> what i call backdoor amnesty. [ laughter ] >> jon: we've all applied for that. [ laughter ] no amnesty, fine. what would you do about immigration? >> as your congressman on the house floor i'll do anything short of shooting them. >> jon: anyone else? [ laughter ] >> i will build a double walled fence. >> 20 feet high. gonna have barbed wire on the top. it's going to be electrocuted -- electified and a sign on the other side that says it will kill you. >> jon: and the sign will be in english. [ laughter ] ah! that's why the events of this week came as such a surprise. >> a major breakthrough on immigration reform leading senators from both political parties to agree on a path to citizenship. >> jon: why the sudden change republicans, perhaps you looked into your hearts and realized people willing to risk worth and doing our least glamorous work are worth at least a little dignity. >> look at the last election we're losing the spin yak vote. >> jon: okay. that's a reason. not sure that's the reason you are supposed to say out
they talk about amnesty like it's a deviant seal practice. >> what i call backdoor amnesty. [ laughter ] >> jon: we've all applied for that. [ laughter ] no amnesty, fine. what would you do about immigration? >> as your congressman on the house floor i'll do anything short of shooting them. >> jon: anyone else? [ laughter ] >> i will build a double walled fence. >> 20 feet high. gonna have barbed wire on the top. it's going to be electrocuted -- electified...
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if there's anything that we now, it is this, amnesty costs a fortune. conservatively speaking, we are looking at $6 trillion in costs and of that $6 trillion, nearly half of that amount is to go to pay out retirement benefits for illegal aliens. at the worst possible time, mr. speaker, when all of the baby boomers are looking at having to draw down what they spent their life paying into social security, when millions of baby boomers are looking at drawing down what they paid into medicare, we are looking at potentially 33 million more illegal aliens coming into the united states, also competing for those benefits, but the difference is they haven't paid in to get those benefits out. we have a lot to talk about tonight. and joining me tonight are very concerned colleagues who are concerned about this issue of illegal aliens coming into the united states. we have with us tonight mr. yoho, who is from the state of florida. and at this time, i would like to yield whatever time the gentleman may consume. and we have other members who would like to be heard o
if there's anything that we now, it is this, amnesty costs a fortune. conservatively speaking, we are looking at $6 trillion in costs and of that $6 trillion, nearly half of that amount is to go to pay out retirement benefits for illegal aliens. at the worst possible time, mr. speaker, when all of the baby boomers are looking at having to draw down what they spent their life paying into social security, when millions of baby boomers are looking at drawing down what they paid into medicare, we...
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it took nearly half a second to mention the amnesty. one of every four prisoners in the czech republic walk free. 6000 people altogether. and several cases were dropped. among those released were the heads of the company that cheated him. the ex-convict see the outgoing president as a hero. >> it is very nice. i thank you, mr. president, for giving me thisecond chae. >> he had already served two years and had one more to go, but now he is home. many of his countrymen are not happy about it. the president's speech has been met with widespread disbelief and outrage. the prisons may have been overcrowded, but the foreign minister says this was hardly an acceptable way to relieve the situation. >> it could have been limited to petty criminals and for crimes that would not have been punished with a prison stence in most european cntries but with house arrest or community service. it is just not acceptable for the republic's greatest scandals to be up here. >> then why did the president declared the amnesty? why did he take the risk of aliena
it took nearly half a second to mention the amnesty. one of every four prisoners in the czech republic walk free. 6000 people altogether. and several cases were dropped. among those released were the heads of the company that cheated him. the ex-convict see the outgoing president as a hero. >> it is very nice. i thank you, mr. president, for giving me thisecond chae. >> he had already served two years and had one more to go, but now he is home. many of his countrymen are not happy...
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this amnesty is the most wide- ranging in years. it could lead to the release of high-profile western detainees the kremlin might like to see the backup. the amnesty law extends not only to convicts, but to those under investigation as well. this is important. that is significant for 30 environmental activists from greenpeace who still face charges of hooliganism after they tried to board an oil platform in russia's arctic north in protest of chilling there, but activists say the law will only free a small fraction of those behind bars in russia. a former oil tycoon will continue serving an 11-year sentence for embezzlement. rights activists say his continued detention shows the amnesty does not go anywhere far enough. >> we are joined now for more on this in the studio by a russian journalist. welcome to the show. first off, this amnesty for prisoners -- some are claiming it is simply a publicity stunt by the kremlin ahead of the sochi olympics. is that too cynical? >> oh, yes, it is very much about publicity in this law. if you lo
this amnesty is the most wide- ranging in years. it could lead to the release of high-profile western detainees the kremlin might like to see the backup. the amnesty law extends not only to convicts, but to those under investigation as well. this is important. that is significant for 30 environmental activists from greenpeace who still face charges of hooliganism after they tried to board an oil platform in russia's arctic north in protest of chilling there, but activists say the law will only...
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what are report does is look specifically at amnesty and the cost of amnesty. in fact, our report looks at it in phases. you have under current law, this is how much unlawful households cost the taxpayer. and in the interim phase, which is the time in which they will have legal status but would not qualify for things like social security and medicare, means tested welfare and so forth. then the full amnesty phase, which is where the cost really take off. a reason why this is is because we have a government that is very much in the business of redistributing wealth. a quick statistic. in 1935, near the end of franklin roosevelt's first term, the government spent about three percent of its outlays on transfer payments -- that is, taking from some americans and giving to other americans. now the total is two thirds. we have a government who is very much in the business of taking from some people and giving to other people. that is why we thought this type of analysis -- again, i think we are the only ones who have done it -- is important to look at in terms of unl
what are report does is look specifically at amnesty and the cost of amnesty. in fact, our report looks at it in phases. you have under current law, this is how much unlawful households cost the taxpayer. and in the interim phase, which is the time in which they will have legal status but would not qualify for things like social security and medicare, means tested welfare and so forth. then the full amnesty phase, which is where the cost really take off. a reason why this is is because we have...
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and it's republicans that would help amnesty bill? i think the american people right now are just wringing their hands saying who is going to listen to me. and at least one thing we have been able to demonstrate, we have mr. king from iowa, dr. fleming from louisiana, the judge over there from texas, mr. brooks from alabama, mr. yoho from florida. we have six people here in this chamber who are going to say no amnesty, no how. what we are going to say is demand border security and demand that this government finally lives up to the promise it has made to the american people because we have got to get back to what representative king talked about and what each of these members talked about, the rule of law, because we think it means something. in fact, we think it's everything. we think without the rule of law, you have nothing. and that's why i'm so grateful, mr. speaker, that we have had this time tonight to be able to be together and talk about this topic and at that point, i think -- how much time do we have remaining? the speaker
and it's republicans that would help amnesty bill? i think the american people right now are just wringing their hands saying who is going to listen to me. and at least one thing we have been able to demonstrate, we have mr. king from iowa, dr. fleming from louisiana, the judge over there from texas, mr. brooks from alabama, mr. yoho from florida. we have six people here in this chamber who are going to say no amnesty, no how. what we are going to say is demand border security and demand that...
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they talk about amnesty like it's a deviant seal practice. >> what i call backdoor amnesty. [ laughter ] >> jon: we've all applied for immra?ssn onhe use floor i'll donying short of soting them. jon: anyone else? ll bld walled >>0 feet high.ve barbed wie top. it's electrocud electified and a sign on the thl kill you. >> jon: nd the signwill be. [ laughter ] ah! that why the events of this week cme as u>> a major eakthrough onimmigrg tors from bothical paies to agree o a path to nge republicans,erhaps y lood into your hearts and adpele to doing o least gloro work little dignity >> look at the last election we'r losingthe rn.hat's the reason you are supse y've come lon way. you've comethe arch of history t it bendsowards shamelessness. whever everythg innse happs in the latinoitycommun this -- emotion rub high. we're joined al inis panic roo. >>actuly n it's one hispan not his panic. [ laughter >> jon: senateeicans reptingive from the demographic reality in this country cooperngn aartisa con rr electoral purposes. your moment for hispanics, john. to see -- jon. to see republicans in a la
they talk about amnesty like it's a deviant seal practice. >> what i call backdoor amnesty. [ laughter ] >> jon: we've all applied for immra?ssn onhe use floor i'll donying short of soting them. jon: anyone else? ll bld walled >>0 feet high.ve barbed wie top. it's electrocud electified and a sign on the thl kill you. >> jon: nd the signwill be. [ laughter ] ah! that why the events of this week cme as u>> a major eakthrough onimmigrg tors from bothical paies to...
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are still for amnesty today. it's going to cost taxpayers of millions of dollars, cost american workers thousands of jobs and nothing but encourage more illegal immigration. that is congressman smith already denouncing any idea of comprehensive immigration reform. how do you get members of the gop in the house on board when they're already shooting down this idea? >> tamron, i hope that no one will ever have to hear the shrill scream i heard in my office when a mother fell down on the floor saying that we were going to try to help her college-aged student from being deported. this is a painful family issue of hard working individuals who pay their taxes, who are now looking for relief. i'll tell you the way that we'll be able to handle this, with the compassion and the understanding that we have no other place to go and with voices like senator mark rubio and we hope many more. i can't attribute to him a senator that promotes amnesty because he wasn't here in the united states congress but i also say to you that
are still for amnesty today. it's going to cost taxpayers of millions of dollars, cost american workers thousands of jobs and nothing but encourage more illegal immigration. that is congressman smith already denouncing any idea of comprehensive immigration reform. how do you get members of the gop in the house on board when they're already shooting down this idea? >> tamron, i hope that no one will ever have to hear the shrill scream i heard in my office when a mother fell down on the...
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if republins believe in amnesty, they should enact amnesty. the hope that this will deliver significant numbers of current democrat hispanics the republican party i think isis naive because the main reason hispanic support the democratic party is economic polies, not immigration. you have 62% of likely hispanic voters in september poll by fox saying they supportedbamacare. this despite the catholic church opposition to the contraception mandate. so much for the social values. they support proposition 30 in california to raise taxes one upper income californians and to raise theales tax because hispanics remain at the lower level of the economic ladder and they use government welfare programs at a very high rate.t . lou: i welcome this discussion. now being by the republicans one reforming our immigration laws. but hope there is not a rush to judgment somehow loses acro a vast sea of facts and realities that have been avoided by both political parties. the american people really need to understand what is happening the hispanic community needs
if republins believe in amnesty, they should enact amnesty. the hope that this will deliver significant numbers of current democrat hispanics the republican party i think isis naive because the main reason hispanic support the democratic party is economic polies, not immigration. you have 62% of likely hispanic voters in september poll by fox saying they supportedbamacare. this despite the catholic church opposition to the contraception mandate. so much for the social values. they support...
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this is not amnesty. amnesty is the forgiveness of something. amnesty is anything that says do it illegally it will be cheaper and easier. people need to understand under the existing law today if you are illegally in the united states you are not prohibited from getting a green card and ultimately getting citizenship. you have to go back to your home country and wait ten years and then apply for it. all we are saying is we will create an alternative to that. that will still be in place but we will create an alternative that says you want to stay here, wait more than ten years. pay the fine and pay the registration fee and have to be gainfully employed. you won't qualify for federal benefits and then after all of that you don't get to apply for anything until the enforcement mechanisms are in place. i would argue it would be cheaper, faster and easier to go back home and wait ten years than it will be to go through the process is i outlined. that is why it the not amnesty. we don't award anything. you have to qualify and apply for it. that is th
this is not amnesty. amnesty is the forgiveness of something. amnesty is anything that says do it illegally it will be cheaper and easier. people need to understand under the existing law today if you are illegally in the united states you are not prohibited from getting a green card and ultimately getting citizenship. you have to go back to your home country and wait ten years and then apply for it. all we are saying is we will create an alternative to that. that will still be in place but we...
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amnesty calls them prisoners of conscience. 70. the vast majority of those were the greenpeace 30, who have since been or are going to be allowed to leave the country under this amnesty bill that was signed last week. that is 30 off this list. we are down to 40. another big chunk, about 20 or so, were these protesters. last week, it was announced by a moscow court that they have stopped the criminal prosecution against four of them. eight others will have their trials continued. a large chunk of those have been pardoned or their fates are still uncertain. there are a lot of categories of other people who were involved in drug dealing, what people call trumped up charges -- it leaves tens or dozens more on the list. amnesty international has a much stricter definition when it counts the numbers of what a political prisoner is. it only has 14 on its list. one association says 59 russians are right now the subject of political prosecutions. many of those have been amnestied or pardoned under this latest bill. >> talk about this notion
amnesty calls them prisoners of conscience. 70. the vast majority of those were the greenpeace 30, who have since been or are going to be allowed to leave the country under this amnesty bill that was signed last week. that is 30 off this list. we are down to 40. another big chunk, about 20 or so, were these protesters. last week, it was announced by a moscow court that they have stopped the criminal prosecution against four of them. eight others will have their trials continued. a large chunk...
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decision as part of the amnesty bill that the amnesty shall not extend to people who committed acts of violence against. the security forces and representatives of the government and those who committed felonies. or we've been running for more than our. young gentleman. and in other countries by the way. even if you raise a hand to attack aiming to attack a policeman. you will be shot sometimes you weren't even raise your hand and they should even we men and even the children. real school online websites. what. do you think you should raise. around the green peace. activists they're now released on bail why do you think he would do you think. we needed such great force which involves so many public figures around the world. do you think we need to. liberalize one of the criminal code because you've made be jailed for any flash mob positive. regarding anyone who is defending the environment but i don't think it is acceptable to. use this campaign. to promote themselves to p.r. themselves into earn money on that i don't want to give any examples. smuggle you but i won't be able to give y
decision as part of the amnesty bill that the amnesty shall not extend to people who committed acts of violence against. the security forces and representatives of the government and those who committed felonies. or we've been running for more than our. young gentleman. and in other countries by the way. even if you raise a hand to attack aiming to attack a policeman. you will be shot sometimes you weren't even raise your hand and they should even we men and even the children. real school...
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rights activists sisontied detentionhosehe amnesty doe anywhere far enough. we're joined now from oneness in the studio by certain julye's a russian journalist welcome to show first off this amnesty for proof of prisoners some are claiming that it's simply a publity stunt by the kremlin ahead of the sochi olympics is that too cynical. oh yes it is the narrow very much publicity in the school because they keep you if it was a riot case that they would give green summer months because this sentence i almost all are and what about their day greenpeace activists that you cannot prove that because cricket is because it was in international scene in the open seastill they kept e the release them in courts by the claimant by proving they are innocent. all make a good face and say well we'll se tm because we haven't missed it and that is about actually watch the snow peas it's a big debate propaganda of the times. so you say it's a big propaganda advertising but what would be the result of attending can we actually see a father and east west relations. adelaide city
rights activists sisontied detentionhosehe amnesty doe anywhere far enough. we're joined now from oneness in the studio by certain julye's a russian journalist welcome to show first off this amnesty for proof of prisoners some are claiming that it's simply a publity stunt by the kremlin ahead of the sochi olympics is that too cynical. oh yes it is the narrow very much publicity in the school because they keep you if it was a riot case that they would give green summer months because this...
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you are granting amnesty. in exchange for that you're promising to build a chain-link fence at some point in the future. there is no money for that. all the things that are given away to the amnesty recipients, those are real because they're entitlements. there is no money here for a fence. they have to appropriate that money later. host: what you see in the senate bill? guest: i see a lot of good and a lot of bad. one of the good aspects is increasing lawful immigration going forward. that is different from the amnesty bill. 1986 was basically a legalization of the people who were here as well as a decent increase in border security. we saw that in the years after. we saw the increase in border security and internal enforcement. we did not have a legal way for people to enter the country, especially at the lowest skill levels. what this bill does is it provides a limited pass way. -- pathway going forward. it is not be regulated enough but it is a step in the right direction. what will happen is we will see e
you are granting amnesty. in exchange for that you're promising to build a chain-link fence at some point in the future. there is no money for that. all the things that are given away to the amnesty recipients, those are real because they're entitlements. there is no money here for a fence. they have to appropriate that money later. host: what you see in the senate bill? guest: i see a lot of good and a lot of bad. one of the good aspects is increasing lawful immigration going forward. that is...
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well i mean interesting isn't going to yesterday we heard the welcome news i think of the amnesty for the pussy riot and the arctic certainty and these people were protest as they were principled protests whether you agree with them or not they were actually protests and the holocaust is a very different kettle of fish altogether this man is part of a group of oligarchs who affect and stole villains of towns from the russian commonwealth in the one nine hundred ninety s. flow from the russian people this was probably one of the greatest financial crimes of the century so i think that we can see this is part of a trend that i think there was widespread sort of international concern about the arctic thirty there is about could accost feet the fall stuff and i think that a lot of people will be concerned that he may be pardoned early and if he has not going to see his full sentence that even though we're only talking about a matter of months he really had to think this pardon for what are called skase a need at the international community all the domestic audiences well some people say t
well i mean interesting isn't going to yesterday we heard the welcome news i think of the amnesty for the pussy riot and the arctic certainty and these people were protest as they were principled protests whether you agree with them or not they were actually protests and the holocaust is a very different kettle of fish altogether this man is part of a group of oligarchs who affect and stole villains of towns from the russian commonwealth in the one nine hundred ninety s. flow from the russian...
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it seems to be the call soviet toil traditional kind of an amnesty. vulnerable groups of prisoners pregnant women elderly people minors women with small children and so on and so forth and none of the last moment there is a month on chew include into the amnesty a specific list such crimes those who goodness them and most wrote it and i would like to stay on for just one more question he is in prison imprisonment had a symbolic value it was always presented as sort of reflection of how bad the human rights to sion in russia supposedly was i wonder if you attach the same symbolism to his release doesn't mean that let's say political climate then because maybe changing simply because he is being set free while human rights watch is an organization never said the case of other symbolizes everything that's wrong with human rights in russia in the uk quite to the opposite. it's a very last rites of case and there are many other cases that we documented solar li and that clearly demonstrate that the redgrave human rights abuses including political money pol
it seems to be the call soviet toil traditional kind of an amnesty. vulnerable groups of prisoners pregnant women elderly people minors women with small children and so on and so forth and none of the last moment there is a month on chew include into the amnesty a specific list such crimes those who goodness them and most wrote it and i would like to stay on for just one more question he is in prison imprisonment had a symbolic value it was always presented as sort of reflection of how bad the...
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de facto amnesty. this problem is going to go away. gerri: thank you both so much for your time and a lively conversation. now we would like to bring you developments are in the white house continuing its push for stricter gun laws. president obama along with vice president biden meeting with shirts from across the country, including newtown, connecticut, and aurora, colorado. he was hoping to get them onboard with his plan to limit high-capacity magazines and assault weapons. some parents of the victims have a different take on what needs to be done. the father of this 6-year-old told a legislative subcommittee hearing that there are more than enough gun laws on the books. >> i believe in simple and few thomas. we have more than enough on the books. we should hold people individually accountable for their actions and we should enforce i would say we are not enforcing them appropriate. gerri: hundreds turned out for the meeting and he got a standing ovation. and a senate bill was passed two weeks ago,
de facto amnesty. this problem is going to go away. gerri: thank you both so much for your time and a lively conversation. now we would like to bring you developments are in the white house continuing its push for stricter gun laws. president obama along with vice president biden meeting with shirts from across the country, including newtown, connecticut, and aurora, colorado. he was hoping to get them onboard with his plan to limit high-capacity magazines and assault weapons. some parents of...
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amnesty -- international. if the united states is to consider ending drone strikes, you could make a case that the reason for doing that is that first of all civil yankians areg killed. but first of all is there a destabilizing impact on governments where these strikes are taking place? >> no. i don't think it's destabilizing the government. and that i say is based on conversations i have had with folks from the u.s. government and the u.s. intelligence community. i don't believe they have engaged in these drone strikes without some level of consultation with the governments that are in charge in these places. the pakistanis we know don't want to talk about it in public or on the record. they supposedly have v very quietly asked the u.s. for assistance in getting rid of the bad elements in their country. but at the same time they have to protest the drone strikes when people in their country say it's a problem. the intelligence communities has welcomed the help that the u.s. has given them. the problem then is
amnesty -- international. if the united states is to consider ending drone strikes, you could make a case that the reason for doing that is that first of all civil yankians areg killed. but first of all is there a destabilizing impact on governments where these strikes are taking place? >> no. i don't think it's destabilizing the government. and that i say is based on conversations i have had with folks from the u.s. government and the u.s. intelligence community. i don't believe they...
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so this was the beginning of what would become known as administrative amnesty. then in december of 2010, a "washington post" article on internal i.c.e. emails and communications reported that i.c.e. had padded its deportation statistics. many of you have heard that i.c.e. claims to have -- and the administration claims that they have deported far more people than before. therefore, they should be applauded for being effective law enforcement officers. but it appears -- not appears. it's a fact. those numbers were padded and exaggerated. according to "the washington post" article, i.c.e. included 19,422 removals in fiscal year 2010. there were actually removals from 2009. now, we have had a problem in this country, and there is a growing concern about this administration not telling the truth, and their philosophy seems to be we say whatever is convenient at the time, and when we get called about it, we just don't worry about it. we just keep right on going, and our friendly press or something will just ignore it. but it's beginning to bite now. people are gettin
so this was the beginning of what would become known as administrative amnesty. then in december of 2010, a "washington post" article on internal i.c.e. emails and communications reported that i.c.e. had padded its deportation statistics. many of you have heard that i.c.e. claims to have -- and the administration claims that they have deported far more people than before. therefore, they should be applauded for being effective law enforcement officers. but it appears -- not appears....
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i find it inconceivable that he will be granted blanket amnesty. but ally bargain to a lesser sentence i could see. >> schieffer: i think the president will have to be very, very careful about this because after all, what would this say to the next person who thinks maybe it would be a good idea to dump a bunch of information out there when he would say, oh, okay, well i can go out do this. in the end they will forgive me or something. i don't think that will happen. what do you think, margaret? >> i think there are two bigger take-aways from this entire incident which is, one, add to the list of things that russia can say has helped make it player of consequence once again on the world stage. taking edward snowden was one. second more profoundly in terms of long term implication will be damage to alliance manage the. one of the key foreign policy tools of this administration, that means just getting everyone on board at the same time. whether it's about iran or any of the other challenges out there. and this really stressed the lines of our europe
i find it inconceivable that he will be granted blanket amnesty. but ally bargain to a lesser sentence i could see. >> schieffer: i think the president will have to be very, very careful about this because after all, what would this say to the next person who thinks maybe it would be a good idea to dump a bunch of information out there when he would say, oh, okay, well i can go out do this. in the end they will forgive me or something. i don't think that will happen. what do you think,...
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this result indeed permanent amnesty that cost taxpayers and we are not even talking about obama care costings. >> eric: the costs could soar if it incluppeds obama care. that would be. is this a pass to citizenship or a pass to democratic voice. >> it is about cheap labor and votings. that is the case since 1986 when ronald reagan made the mistake of giving the golden tickets. there have been many amnesties and what it has done sealed a permanent ruling majority for the democratic party and the republican party is under the delusion if they go along and capituality them it never has and never will. >> eric: ap dropped illegal from illegal imgrants from the style book. quickly a thought? >> open border zelots are trying to white wash the rule of law and language as well . a blur and eradicate the difference between people who come here legally and those who don't. >> eric: thank you for joining us. thank you, michelle. coming up, the panel is back and so are jay 0and beyonce is who is rapping about getting pummel would for going to cuba with his wife. is it time to open up travel to t
this result indeed permanent amnesty that cost taxpayers and we are not even talking about obama care costings. >> eric: the costs could soar if it incluppeds obama care. that would be. is this a pass to citizenship or a pass to democratic voice. >> it is about cheap labor and votings. that is the case since 1986 when ronald reagan made the mistake of giving the golden tickets. there have been many amnesties and what it has done sealed a permanent ruling majority for the democratic...
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we remember the 1986 amnesty act. each amnesty act since, and there are about six after that, smaller ones that didn't meet the news so much, and they also were the promises for the next group that would be amnestied. this group of 11.3 million they're calculating will be bigger than they say. that's always been the case. it was roughly going to be a million in 1986. it became three million in 1986. this number will be larger. it is predicted to be 33 million by the time you add in the legal and illegal. i believe that number perhaps grows from there. the assimilation is a different scenario than we have had in the past. i've noticed that the people that are for open borders aren't really the embracers of assimilation. and assimilation is what has made america great, the giant melting pot. i want people to co-mingesle and intermingle. i -- co-mingle and intermingle. the promise about learning english, it's easy to follow through with that promise. let's just pass the official english bill. they aren't willing to do th
we remember the 1986 amnesty act. each amnesty act since, and there are about six after that, smaller ones that didn't meet the news so much, and they also were the promises for the next group that would be amnestied. this group of 11.3 million they're calculating will be bigger than they say. that's always been the case. it was roughly going to be a million in 1986. it became three million in 1986. this number will be larger. it is predicted to be 33 million by the time you add in the legal...
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amnexty today -- amnesty today. doing nothing is amnesty. this bill is a 6-year process. you have to pass a background check, pay backfine, backtaxes and speak english. after six years you apply a second time for provisional status, and then after 10 to 12 years you can file to become a legal permanent resident. you have to be in the country the entire time. you have to go through all of these different ways to earn the citizenship and make sure you have not broken any laws. if you have been employed during the entire time, we ought to be looking at a pathway to citizenship to get people out of the shadows and coming forward to be part of her solution on the economy, part of the solution on medicaid and social security. >> you mentioned you are a veteran yourself and you are looking at that component on getting those that served in the military on a pathway. what are you hearing from business leaders, people in the agriculture community and undocumented immigrants living in your california district? >> there has bee
amnexty today -- amnesty today. doing nothing is amnesty. this bill is a 6-year process. you have to pass a background check, pay backfine, backtaxes and speak english. after six years you apply a second time for provisional status, and then after 10 to 12 years you can file to become a legal permanent resident. you have to be in the country the entire time. you have to go through all of these different ways to earn the citizenship and make sure you have not broken any laws. if you have been...
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i voted for amnesty. we found out that taking care of 3 million people for amnesty because we put a whole bunch of other things in place to make sure we were not a magnet. they did not materialize. instead of having a 3 million person issue, now have a 12 million person issue. my admonition is not make the same mistake again said that 20 years are not our successors might have a 25 million person issue. for you, what needs to be in any immigration reform deal? >> i think the words securing the border, i do not know how you will define it, to me it would be making sure you cannot cross the border without papers. some of that is dependent upon congress making sure ithat the indices are beefed up. that opens up the door of what to do about it. that determination as a committee of local officials and business people in law enforcement people like that to make that determination. i would not be satisfied with having a commission like that do any more than recommend to congress than congress make a determinatio
i voted for amnesty. we found out that taking care of 3 million people for amnesty because we put a whole bunch of other things in place to make sure we were not a magnet. they did not materialize. instead of having a 3 million person issue, now have a 12 million person issue. my admonition is not make the same mistake again said that 20 years are not our successors might have a 25 million person issue. for you, what needs to be in any immigration reform deal? >> i think the words...
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amnesty is aware of the challenges jordan face, but insists many areas need improvement. for ali and his family - all they want is a safe and proper shelter to keep them warm during the winter months. >>> israeli forces have shot dead a palestine man in the occupied west bank. it happened in kabatia south of janine. the 22-year-old was shot in the chest after a raid on a local vegetable market. the israeli military says it was confronted by dozens of people throwing rocks. >> morocco recalled its ambassador to alzeeria after comments about the western sahara. they are calling for a monetary system for massive and systematic human rights abuses in the western sahara. the territory was annexed by morocco. morocco's foreign ministry says the comments were aggressive, intended to provoke people in the region. >> workers in indonesia launch a 2-day strike demanding better pay and working conditions. the workers say raising pay is not enough. >>> feared by employers, admired by workers of the the labour leader achieved something many seemed impossible - organising workers that
amnesty is aware of the challenges jordan face, but insists many areas need improvement. for ali and his family - all they want is a safe and proper shelter to keep them warm during the winter months. >>> israeli forces have shot dead a palestine man in the occupied west bank. it happened in kabatia south of janine. the 22-year-old was shot in the chest after a raid on a local vegetable market. the israeli military says it was confronted by dozens of people throwing rocks. >>...
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amnesty." the first comprehensive immigration reform legislation in decades. they come to america two, the cost of amnesty. i'm joined by the filmmaker,an dennis michael lynch. one clip. >> americans feel as if we're taking care of non-u.s. citizens. and we're taking care of our own, why is that? >> part of the is, an impression of the government gives to go out of their way to show how compassionate they are. how we won't turn our backs on people who come across the border. the people most forgotten, the average man and woman, a decent house, get through school. they have no lobbyists in washington, on their own, feel that way and justify what we do. >> that is unacceptable. >> do you know how many aliens we have in the state of maryland alone? >> 295,000. >> you have to times the number by two to five. the illegals show up at rallies, hundreds and hundreds and thousands of people. congress works on numbers. if i don't see hundreds of people at this thing tonight, how -- i can only feel so bad
amnesty." the first comprehensive immigration reform legislation in decades. they come to america two, the cost of amnesty. i'm joined by the filmmaker,an dennis michael lynch. one clip. >> americans feel as if we're taking care of non-u.s. citizens. and we're taking care of our own, why is that? >> part of the is, an impression of the government gives to go out of their way to show how compassionate they are. how we won't turn our backs on people who come across the border....
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is the pakistan researcher at amnesty international. on friday, we will be joined by ben emmerson, the un's special repertoire on counterterrorism and human rights. the u.s. has also put out a report on drones as has human rights watch. we will be back in a moment. ♪ [music break] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. to major neww investigation into how a private prison company that rents juvenile detention centers is rapidly expanding despite a record of abuse and neglect over the past 25 years. be 2 of this series will published today by the huffington post, and the company in question is youth services international. this is a reporter chris kirkham begins a series -- kirkham goes on to write -- >> those are the opening lines of a new investigation by reporter chris kirkham. despite that history, the huffington post reports that slattery's company, youth services international, has expanded its contracts to operate juvenile prisons in several states. more than 4
is the pakistan researcher at amnesty international. on friday, we will be joined by ben emmerson, the un's special repertoire on counterterrorism and human rights. the u.s. has also put out a report on drones as has human rights watch. we will be back in a moment. ♪ [music break] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. to major neww investigation into how a private prison company that rents juvenile detention centers...